CN211296779U

CN211296779U - Camera head

Info

Publication number: CN211296779U
Application number: CN201921556873.5U
Authority: CN
Inventors: 诸月
Original assignee: Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronics Thecnology Co Ltd; Guangzhou Shirui Electronics Co Ltd
Current assignee: Guangzhou Shiyuan Electronics Thecnology Co Ltd; Guangzhou Shirui Electronics Co Ltd
Priority date: 2019-09-19
Filing date: 2019-09-19
Publication date: 2020-08-18
Anticipated expiration: 2029-09-19

Abstract

The application discloses camera relates to image acquisition technical field. The camera in the embodiment of the present application includes: an upper cover including a top surface; the lower cover comprises a bottom surface and a baffle perpendicular to the edge of the bottom surface, and the middle frame comprises a back surface and two side surfaces extending towards the far side from the back surface along the edge of the back surface; the middle frame, the upper cover and the lower cover are fixed through buckles and then form a cavity in an enclosing mode; the camera shooting assembly is accommodated in the cavity; the support is fixedly connected with the lower cover and provided with a magnet. Because the camera has the support with lower cover fixed connection, and the support is provided with magnet, can make the camera wholly adsorb on the display screen, the dismouting of easy camera just can adjust the position at will, has improved the commonality of camera.

Description

Camera head

Technical Field

The application relates to the technical field of image acquisition, in particular to a camera.

Background

The camera is also called a computer camera, a computer eye, an electronic eye and the like, is an image acquisition device, and is widely applied to aspects such as video conferences, telemedicine, real-time monitoring and the like.

The working principle of the camera is roughly as follows: the scene is projected on the surface of the image sensor through an optical image generated by the lens, is converted into a digital image signal after analog-to-digital conversion, and is sent to the digital signal processing chip for processing, and finally the image can be seen through the display.

In the related art, the camera is generally an independent structure, and the structure of the whole camera is usually required to be changed to be matched with the display for use, so that the universality of the camera is low.

SUMMERY OF THE UTILITY MODEL

The application provides a camera can solve and need change the structure of complete machine among the correlation technique, just can make the camera cooperate the display to use, the lower technical problem of the commonality of camera.

The application provides a camera, this camera includes:

an upper cover including a top surface;

the lower cover comprises a bottom surface and a baffle perpendicular to the edge of the bottom surface;

a middle frame including a back side and two side surfaces extending along the back side edge away from the back side; the middle frame, the upper cover and the lower cover are fixed through buckles and then form a cavity in an enclosing mode;

the camera shooting assembly is accommodated in the cavity;

the support, with lower cover fixed connection, just the support is provided with magnet.

Optionally, the bracket comprises a bracket end face and a bracket side face perpendicular to the bracket end face;

the end face of the bracket is fixedly connected with the lower cover in a screw connection mode;

the side surface of the bracket is provided with a groove, and the magnet is arranged in the groove.

Optionally, at least one of the upper cover, the lower cover and the middle frame is made of a metal material.

Optionally, a first male buckle is arranged at an edge of the top surface, and a second male buckle is arranged at the other edge of the top surface;

a first female buckle is arranged at the position of the baffle corresponding to the first male buckle;

a second female buckle is arranged at the position, corresponding to the second male buckle, of the back surface;

the first male buckle is buckled with the first female buckle, and the second male buckle is buckled with the second female buckle.

Optionally, the two side surfaces in the middle frame are a first side surface and a second side surface respectively;

the edge of the first side surface, which is far away from the back surface, is provided with a first convex edge, and the edge of the second side surface, which is far away from the back surface, is provided with a second convex edge;

a first groove is formed in the position, corresponding to the first convex edge, of the baffle, and a second groove is formed in the position, corresponding to the second convex edge, of the baffle;

the first convex edge is clamped with the first groove, and the second convex edge is clamped with the second groove.

Optionally, the camera assembly includes a main board and a lens module;

the main board is fixedly connected with the lower cover in a screw connection mode;

the lens module is connected with the mainboard through a BTB connector.

Optionally, the camera assembly further comprises: a lens holder;

one end of the lens bracket covers the lens module, and the other end of the lens bracket is fixedly connected with the lower cover in a screw connection mode;

the other end of the lens support is opposite to the lens opening hole in the baffle.

Optionally, the camera assembly further comprises: a spring plate;

the elastic sheet is fixedly connected with the main board in a screwing mode after pressing the BTB connector.

Optionally, the camera further includes: a light guide pillar;

the light guide column comprises two ends which are vertical to each other;

one end of the light guide column is connected with the main board, and the other end of the light guide column is opposite to the light guide opening on the baffle.

Optionally, the camera further includes: a lens;

the lens is made of light-permeable material;

the lens is arranged on one side of the baffle far away from the back surface.

The beneficial effects brought by the technical scheme provided by some embodiments of the application at least comprise:

the embodiment of the application provides a camera, and this camera includes: an upper cover including a top surface; the lower cover comprises a bottom surface and a baffle perpendicular to the edge of the bottom surface, and the middle frame comprises a back surface and two side surfaces extending towards the far side from the back surface along the edge of the back surface; the middle frame, the upper cover and the lower cover are fixed through buckles and then form a cavity in an enclosing mode; the camera shooting assembly is accommodated in the cavity; the support is fixedly connected with the lower cover and provided with a magnet. Because the camera has the support with lower cover fixed connection, and the support is provided with magnet, can make the camera wholly adsorb on the display screen, the dismouting of easy camera just can adjust the position at will, has improved the commonality of camera.

Drawings

In order to more clearly illustrate the embodiments of the present application or the technical solutions in the prior art, the drawings used in the description of the embodiments or the prior art will be briefly described below, it is obvious that the drawings in the following description are only some embodiments of the present application, and other drawings can be obtained by those skilled in the art without creative efforts.

Fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a camera provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 2 is a top view of a camera provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 3 is an exploded view of a camera according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

fig. 4 is a side view of a camera provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 5 is a front view of a camera provided in an embodiment of the present application;

fig. 6 is an application schematic diagram of a camera provided in the embodiment of the present application.

Detailed Description

In order to make the features and advantages of the present application more obvious and understandable, the technical solutions in the embodiments of the present application will be clearly and completely described below with reference to the drawings in the embodiments of the present application, and it is apparent that the described embodiments are only a part of the embodiments of the present application, and not all the embodiments. All other embodiments, which can be derived by a person skilled in the art from the embodiments given herein without making any creative effort, shall fall within the protection scope of the present application.

In the embodiment of the application, the provided camera can be applied to various scenes, for example, the camera can be applied to links such as video conferences and telemedicine, and when the camera is applied to the video conferences, the camera can be matched with a display screen to be used together. In the correlation technique, because the display screen of different models has different structures, therefore the camera generally need be through matcing different model display screens to the support of using different signals, or the structure of change complete machine can also cooperate the display screen to use, makes the commonality of camera lower, consequently need design a camera in order to satisfy people to the demand of camera commonality.

Referring to fig. 1, fig. 1 is a cross-sectional view of a camera according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 1, the camera head 100 includes: upper cover 110, lower cover 120, middle frame 130, camera assembly 140, and stand 150.

The upper cover 110 has a cover-like structure, which may be a planar structure, or a surface structure with a curvature at the top, so that the upper cover 110 includes a top surface 111. Fig. 2 is a top view of a camera provided in this embodiment of the present application, and as shown in fig. 2, a specific shape of the upper cover 110 may be a square or a circle, which is not limited in this embodiment of the present application.

Optionally, the top surface 111 of the upper cover 110 may further be provided with at least one heat dissipation hole, because the camera 100 has an electronic component inside, the electronic component may generate a certain amount of heat when operating, resulting in the rise of the air temperature inside the camera 100, and after the top surface 111 is provided with the heat dissipation holes, the hot air may be dissipated through the heat dissipation holes, thereby improving the heat dissipation capability of the camera 100, and also improving the working performance of the camera 100.

The shape of the lower cover 120 may be similar to that of the upper cover 110, so as to ensure that the camera 100 is more beautiful as a whole after the camera 100 is assembled. The bottom cover 120 may include a bottom surface 121 and a baffle 122 perpendicular to an edge of the bottom surface, wherein the baffle 122 may be disposed only at a portion of the edge of the bottom surface 121, for example, the baffle 122 may be disposed only on a front surface of the camera 100 during use, which may ensure that the bottom cover 120 is connected to other structures, on one hand, to save materials, and on the other hand, to ensure that components such as a lens in the camera 100 may pass through an opening in the baffle 122 to receive external light.

The middle frame 130 may serve as a connecting member for connecting the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120, and after the middle frame 130 is connected to the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120, a cavity may be formed to accommodate electronic components in the camera 100. The middle frame 130 may include a back 131 and two side surfaces extending along the edge of the back 131 in a direction away from the back 131, wherein the side surfaces may be a plane, and then the side surfaces are perpendicular to the back 131, or the side surfaces may have a surface structure with a certain curvature, or the side surfaces may have a surface structure with two arc-shaped edges and a plane middle portion.

Optionally, the upper cover 110 and the middle frame 130 are fixedly connected through a buckle, the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120 are also fixedly connected through a buckle, and the middle frame 130 and the lower cover 120 are also fixedly connected through a buckle or a clamping structure, so that the whole camera 100 looks like a non-redundant part, the appearance is simple, and the assembly efficiency of the camera 100 on a production line can be improved.

It can be understood that, after the upper cover 110, the middle frame 130 and the lower cover 120 are fixedly connected, the top surface 111, the bottom surface 121, the back surface 131, the baffle 122 and the two side surfaces are combined together to form a whole, and enclose a cavity with an accommodating space, wherein the size of the cavity is related to the size of the middle frame 130, the upper cover 110 and the lower cover 120, and the size of the cavity is not limited herein.

The camera module 140 is a main electronic component of the camera 100, which implements a camera function, and is accommodated in a cavity, which can protect the structure of the camera module 140, thereby ensuring the safety of the camera 100.

The bracket 150 is fixedly connected to the lower cover 120, and the bracket 150 is provided with a magnet. Because in the correlation technique, the display screen that uses with camera 100 cooperation is the metallic structure mostly, consequently can set up magnet in support 150 for direct support 150 passes through the magnet and adsorbs on the display screen, thereby realized on camera 100 joins externally and the display screen, owing to adopt the mode of magnet adsorption, easy camera 100's dismouting and can adjust camera 100's position at will, improved camera 100's commonality.

Referring to fig. 3, fig. 3 is an exploded view of a camera according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 3, the holder 150 may include a holder end surface 151, and a holder side surface 152 perpendicular to the holder end surface 151.

Further, the bracket side 152 may be disposed at an edge position perpendicular to the bracket end face 151, and since the baffle 122 of the lower cover 120 may be the front face of the camera 100, the bracket side 152 may be disposed at a side of the bracket end face 151 away from the baffle 122, and the bracket end face 151 is away from the direction in which the bracket side 152 extends, so that when the bracket 150 is used in cooperation with a display screen, the bracket end face 151 may be attached to an edge of the display screen as much as possible, so as to ensure stability of the camera 100.

Optionally, the bracket end surface 151 and the lower cover 120 are both provided with screw holes, so that the bracket end surface 151 and the lower cover 120 can be fixedly connected by adopting a screw connection manner. Fig. 4 is a side view of a camera provided in an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 4, a bracket side 152 has a groove 1521, where the groove 1521 may be formed by recessing the bracket side 152 in a direction away from the baffle 122, and a magnet is disposed in the groove 1521. Wherein the concrete shape of recess 1521 can be the same with the shape of magnet, the sunken degree of depth of recess 1521 can be the same with the thickness of magnet, in order to guarantee that magnet sets up back in recess 1521, support side 152 surface is in same surface with magnet, make camera 100 pass through magnet absorption behind the back 131 of display screen, support side 152 laminates with the back 131 of display screen more, it is more pleasing to the eye when making camera 100 use on the one hand, on the other hand can make camera 100 place more stably.

Because camera 100 has the support 150 with lower cover 120 fixed connection, and support 150 is provided with magnet, after magnet adsorbs on the display screen for camera 100 is whole to be adsorbed on the display screen, and easy camera 100's dismouting just can adjust the position at will, has improved camera 100's commonality.

Optionally, at least one of the upper cover 110, the lower cover 120 and the middle frame 130 is made of a metal material. Electronic components in the camera 100 can generate certain heat during operation, and if the generated heat cannot be timely dissipated, the performance of the camera 100 can be affected. Because the metal material has good heat-conducting property, at least one of the upper cover 110, the lower cover 120 and the middle frame 130 can be made of the metal material, so that the overall heat dissipation effect of the camera 100 can be improved, the working performance of the camera 100 can be improved, meanwhile, compared with the camera 100 made of the plastic material, the appearance texture of the camera 100 can be improved by using the metal material, the camera 100 made of the plastic material has heavier mass, and the effects of balancing weight and increasing structural strength can be achieved.

Optionally, since the upper cover 110 and the middle frame 130 may be fixed by a snap, and a common snap includes a male snap and a female snap, an edge of the top surface 111 may be provided with a first male snap 112, and another edge of the top surface 111 may be provided with a second male snap (not shown in the figure), wherein the first male snap 112 may be a protrusion facing the baffle 122, and the protrusion is provided with a guiding bevel to guide a snap direction; a similar second male snap may be a protrusion towards the back 131, which protrusion is also provided with a guiding bevel to guide the snap direction.

Optionally, corresponding to the male buckle in the upper cover 110, the lower cover 120 and the middle frame 130 are both provided with female buckles, and a first female buckle 123 is provided at a position of the specific baffle 122 corresponding to the first male buckle 112, where the first female buckle 123 may be a concave groove or an opening in the baffle 122, and a lead bevel corresponding to the first male buckle 112 is provided on the first female buckle 123 to guide the buckling direction; similar positions of the back 131 and the second male buckle are provided with a second female buckle 132, wherein the second female buckle 132 can be a concave groove or an opening in the back 131, and the second female buckle 132 is provided with a conducting wire bevel corresponding to the first male buckle 112 to guide the buckling direction.

It can be understood that when the camera head 100 is assembled on a production line, due to the guiding of the bevel angle of the conducting wire, the first male buckle 112 is buckled with the first female buckle 123, so that the upper cover 110 is assembled with the lower cover 120, and the second male buckle is buckled with the second female buckle 132, so that the upper cover 110 is assembled with the middle frame 130.

Alternatively, the middle frame 130 and the lower cover 120 may be fixedly connected by a snap structure, and the snap structure includes a convex edge and a groove. Specifically, the two sides of the middle frame 130 are a first side 133 and a second side 134. Wherein, the edge of the first side surface 133 away from the back surface 131 has a first convex edge 1331, and the first convex edge 1331 may have a certain width and protrude toward the convex edge or the protrusion of the back surface 131; the similar side 134 has a second convex edge 1341 at the edge away from the back 131, and the second convex edge 1341 may be a convex edge or a protrusion with a certain width and protruding toward the back 131.

Optionally, corresponding to the convex edge in the middle frame 130, a first groove 1221 is disposed on the baffle 122 at a position corresponding to the first convex edge 1331, and the first groove 1221 may be a groove having the same width as the first convex edge 1331 and recessed towards the inside of the baffle 122 or a slot passing through the baffle 122; a second groove 1222 is disposed on the similar baffle 122 at a position corresponding to the second flange 1341, and the second groove 1222 may be a groove having the same width as the second flange 1341 and recessed toward the inside of the baffle 122 or a slot passing through the baffle 122.

It can be understood that when the camera head 100 is assembled on the production line, the first flange 1331 is engaged with the first groove 1221, and the second flange 1341 is engaged with the second groove 1222, so that the middle frame 130 is assembled with the lower cover 120. In order to further ensure the stability of the overall structure of the camera head 100, the middle frame 130 and the lower cover 120 may be further fixed by screwing.

By adopting the assembling mode, the camera 100 can be integrally seen to have no redundant part, the appearance is simple, and the assembling efficiency of the camera 100 on the production line can be improved.

Optionally, the camera module 140 is a main component for implementing the camera function of the camera head 100, and the camera module 140 includes a main board 141 and a lens module 142.

The main board 141 may be provided with an image sensor, an analog-to-digital converter, a digital signal processing chip and a signal output interface, an optical image generated by the scene or external light through the lens module 142 is projected onto the surface of the image sensor, is converted into a digital image signal through the analog-to-digital converter, is sent to the digital signal processing chip for processing, and is connected to the display screen through the signal output interface to see the image.

Optionally, the lens module 142 is connected to the main board 141 through a BTB connector, and screw holes are disposed at positions of the main board 141 corresponding to the lower cover 120, so that the main board 141 and the lower cover 120 are fixedly connected in a screw manner to ensure stable assembly of the main board 141.

Optionally, the camera assembly 140 further comprises: a lens holder 144. The lens holder 144 has a cylindrical structure, and the diameter of one end of the lens holder 144 is larger than that of the lens module 142, so that one end of the lens holder 144 covers the lens module 142, and in order to ensure the stability of the lens module 142, one end of the lens holder 144 can be fixedly connected with the lens module 142 in a threaded manner; the other end of the lens holder 144 and the lower cover 120 are both provided with screw holes, so that the other end of the lens holder 144 can be fixedly connected with the lower cover 120 in a screw manner, and the lens holder 144 is used for fixing the lens module 142.

It can be understood that the baffle 122 is used as the front surface of the camera 100 and needs to be provided with a lens opening, and the other end of the lens holder 144 is disposed opposite to the lens opening on the baffle 122, so that external light can enter the lens module 142 through the lens opening.

Optionally, the camera assembly 140 further comprises: the elastic sheet 145, the elastic sheet 145 and the BTB connector are attached to each other and tightly press the BTB connector, and screw holes are formed in the elastic sheet 145 and the main board 141, so that the elastic sheet 145 and the main board 141 are fixedly connected in a threaded manner. By adopting the above method, the connection between the BTB connector and the main board 141 can be more stable, the signal collected by the lens module 142 is prevented from being interrupted when being transmitted to the main board 141 through the BTB connector, and the stability of the camera 100 is improved.

Optionally, the camera 100 further includes: the light guide 160, the light guide 160 is a device that transmits light from a light source to another point at a distance from the light source with minimal loss, wherein the light is transmitted inside the light guide 160 by means of total internal reflection. The light guide bar 160 can be used to transmit the light emitted from the light emitting diodes on the printed circuit board to the product panel to display the related status.

Alternatively, the light guide 160 may be made of optical materials, such as: acrylic, polycarbonate, epoxy, glass, and the like. The light guide column 160 includes two ends perpendicular to each other, wherein one end of the light guide column 160 is connected to the main board 141, one end of the light guide column 160 is connected to the indicator light on the main board 141, and the other end of the light guide column 160 is opposite to the light guide opening on the baffle 122. In the present application, the light guide column 160 is used for transmitting the light emitted by the indicator light on the main board 141 to the outside of the baffle 122, that is, the front surface of the camera 100, so as to indicate the working state of the camera 100, and a user can conveniently know the working state of the camera 100.

Optionally, the camera 100 further includes: and a lens 170 made of a light-permeable material and disposed on a side of the baffle 122 away from the back surface 131. The connection between the lens and the baffle 122 can be by a snap structure and/or an adhesive fixing connection. Fig. 5 is a front view of a camera according to an embodiment of the present disclosure, and as shown in fig. 5, the lens can protect the camera module 140 inside the camera 100 from contamination, and can cover the internal structure of the camera 100 and beautify the appearance.

Fig. 6 is an application schematic diagram of a camera provided by an embodiment of the present application, as shown in fig. 6, the display screen 200 used in cooperation with the camera 100 is mostly of a metal structure, so that a magnet can be disposed in the support 150, and the direct support 150 is adsorbed on the display screen 200 through the magnet, thereby realizing that the camera 100 is externally hung on the display screen, and due to the adoption of the magnet adsorption mode, the camera 100 can be easily disassembled and assembled, the position of the camera 100 can be optionally adjusted, and the universality of the camera 100 is improved.

In the embodiments provided in the present application, it should be understood that the disclosed apparatus may be implemented in other manners. For example, the above-described apparatus embodiments are merely illustrative, and for example, the apparatus may be divided into only one logical function, and may be implemented in other ways, for example, a plurality of modules or components may be combined or integrated into another system, or some features may be omitted, or not executed. In addition, the shown or discussed mutual coupling or direct coupling or communication connection may be an indirect coupling or communication connection through some interfaces, devices or modules, and may be in an electrical, mechanical or other form.

In the above embodiments, the descriptions of the respective embodiments have respective emphasis, and for parts that are not described in detail in a certain embodiment, reference may be made to related descriptions of other embodiments.

In view of the above description of the camera provided by the present application, those skilled in the art will recognize that there may be variations in the embodiments and applications of the camera according to the concepts of the present application, and accordingly, the disclosure of the present application should not be interpreted as limiting the present application.

Claims

1. A camera head, characterized in that the camera head comprises:

an upper cover including a top surface;

the camera shooting assembly is accommodated in the cavity;

2. The camera head according to claim 1, wherein the cradle comprises a cradle end face, and a cradle side face perpendicular to the cradle end face;

3. The camera of claim 1, wherein at least one of the upper cover, the lower cover, and the center frame is made of a metal material.

4. The camera head according to claim 1, wherein a first male buckle is provided on an edge of the top surface, and a second male buckle is provided on the other edge of the top surface;

5. The camera head according to claim 4, wherein the two side surfaces of the middle frame are a first side surface and a second side surface respectively;

6. The camera head according to claim 1, wherein the camera assembly comprises a main board and a lens module;

the lens module is connected with the mainboard through a BTB connector.

7. The camera of claim 6, wherein the camera assembly further comprises: a lens holder;

8. The camera of claim 6, wherein the camera assembly further comprises: a spring plate;

9. The camera of claim 6, further comprising: a light guide pillar;

the light guide column comprises two ends which are vertical to each other;

10. The camera of claim 1, further comprising: a lens;

the lens is made of light-permeable material;

the lens is arranged on one side of the baffle far away from the back surface.